Curated Artworks from the Philippine Regions

Selected Work

The paintings from CALABARZON. Bicol and Cebu all have the common theme of farm living, from farmers, to market sellers, to huge families who live in provincial areas. Their plights and stories are encapsulated in these art pieces. Their styles vary, from the semi-realism viewpoint of Blanco, to the mildly Impressionist nature of Gueta, to the Neo-realism of Barba. The medium used by these artists vary as well, Tindera is an oil on canvas painting, Dying Grains was made from watercolor, and Family with Rooster used mixed media.

These paintings from Leyte, SOCCSKSARGEN, and Davao depict the human experience as a whole. Form Dante Enage's painting that encapsulates life during the pandemic, Kublai Milan's abstract impression of a favorite Filipino past time, and Victor Espinosa's impression of life. They all have almost the same style. While Keep Calm and Carry On and Living Organisms have semi-realistic and abstract styles while Sabong is almost purely abstract. In terms of media used in completing the artworks, Enage used Oil on Canvas, Milan used mixed media, and Espinosa used Oil on Canvas as well.

Submitted by: Mikhaella Breanne I. Foliente for Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions PBA 1